Dez Bryant

Yet again, the San Diego Chargers are winning key games late in the regular season. This time, they can credit a lot of guys who are familiar with Virginia. The Chargers looked all but finished Saturday night against the 49ers, trailing by 21 points in a road game. But despite a long touchdown run by San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick, San Diego gradually came back to where it could tie the game by scoring a TD on its final drive. On fourth-and-10, with the Niners leading 35-28 and one play from victory formation, ex-U.Va. receiver Dontrelle Inman caught a Philip Rivers pass for a 17-yard gain. That set up the equalizing touchdown. In overtime, former William and Mary...

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Yet again, the San Diego Chargers are winning key games late in the regular season. This time, they can credit a lot of guys who are familiar with Virginia.
The Chargers looked all but finished Saturday night against the 49ers, trailing by 21 points in a...

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys may have lost more than just a football game Monday night when the Washington Redskins beat them 20-17 in overtime at AT&T Stadium.Quarterback Tony Romo left in the third quarter with what appeared to be an...

There's a common thread that runs through most winning Dallas Cowboys teams, a hallmark of all that success.
A lone star in the offensive backfield.
Whether it was Tony Dorsett, Herschel Walker, Emmitt Smith, or most recently DeMarco Murray, the...

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Dez Bryant has the long-term contract he said he wouldn't play without, and the Dallas Cowboys can quit worrying about whether he really would skip games. The All-Pro receiver signed a five-year, $70 million deal Wednesday, after months of posturing...

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